Improvement in interlined under-garments for ladies



l Witnesses I ry. Inventor.

UNITE STATES PATENT EEICE.

C. L. MOREHOUSE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN INTERLINE UNDER-GARMENTS FOR LADIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 46,575, dated February 28, 1?'565.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, C. L. MOREHOUSE, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wrappers, the same being a new article of manufacture 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a front view of the wrapper, and Fig. 2 is a back view.

Like letters refer to like parts.

My improvement relates to making Wrappers of three thickness of material, the middle or interior portion being composed ot' soft leather, as deerskin, the interior sections being made up of small pieces, it' necessary, thus utilizing fragments which would otherwise be of little or no value, and at the same time forming an under-garment that will protect the body from cold and from being affected by the sudden and frequent changes of temperature so common in the United States.

The drawings represent the wrapper, which is made of such form as to t the body closely, gored outin the back and buttoned up in front; or it may be made in any other desired shape.

The material used for the outside and lining may be of flannel or other kind of cloth that will bear washing. It may be made in sections and united by seams. Each section is to be supplied with an interior portion composed of soft leather, of one piece, or a numof pieces united, and secured in place by studs or buttons.

The outsideis represented at A, and the inside lining at B, and the leather at C.

Each section of the garment has an opening that is closed when in use by buttons, so that the leather can be taken out for the purpose of washing the body ofthe garment, and when dry the leather portion can be returned to its place, and this being protected on both sides does not readily become soiled. The object in using leather for the interior portion of the garment is that while it is sufficiently compact to exclude a currentot' air it is at the same time sufficiently porous to admit ot' the free passage of the insensible perspiration of the body.

In making this garment the outside and lining are cut out and neatly stitched together, leaving convenient openings around the armholes or other parts for the introduction ot the interior portion.

The soft buckskin, or other soft leather interposed between the outer covering and lining, renders the garment warm and comfortable, and most eft'ectually prevents the cold air from penetrating to the body.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The garment when provided with a detachable intcrlining of soft leather, as herein set forth, the same being a new article of manufacture.

-l MRS. c. L. MoEEnoUsE.

Witnesses v W. H. BUREIDGE, DANIEL BREED. 

